Category Archives: Government & Regulation

08 Nov
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Favorable FCC ruling in the Third Circuit will allow more media organizations to be successful

Earlier this year, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Federal Communications Commission on policy that would have modernized media regulations and widened the path for a successful industry that revolves around innovation. The result of the ruling ...

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18 Sep
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Foreign “Sugar Dumps” Continue to Hurt Our Economy

It is easy for most Americans to not fully realize the effects of the sugar market on our economy. Sugar is an essential component to our agriculture industry that involves jobs, revenues, and affects the price of many other products. ...

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06 Aug
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HHS Drug Importation Plan is Not the Right Remedy for Prescription Costs

The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced a “Safe Importation Action Plan” to address the high costs of prescription medicines. The proposed plan would set up a system which would channel drugs from Canada, outside of the scope ...

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21 Jun
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The Free Market Remains the Internet’s Strongest Ally

The internet continues to propel American small business, allowing for a terrific increase in economic opportunity across sectors.  This climate has developed because we have let a free market, ‘light touch’ approach that allows the internet to belong to the ...

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11 Mar
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Protecting Consumer Privacy in the Digital Age Can Also be Good for Business

Engaging others in the digital age is likely to mean sharing personal information through the internet with the rest of the world.  Tens of millions of consumers share extraordinary amounts of information–family pictures on social media, financial data from online ...

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04 Feb
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Authorities Move to Address Robocall Scams that Hurt Consumers

There is an excellent chance that you’ve received a robocall recently.  These recorded messages have become a regular, unwanted presence of unsolicited sales calls and over the phone identity theft and other schemes that now total into the billions each ...

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10 Oct
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Activist Policies by Financial Institutions on Lawful Gun Sales Spur Proposed Federal Legislation

Last week, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced the “No Red and Blue Banks” Act, legislation that would prevent banks from turning away businesses based on their company’s policies on social issues. Sen. Kennedy’s proposed legislation comes just a few months ...

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11 Jun
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Statement on the Federal Communications Commission Restoring Internet Freedom Order

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Hispanic Leadership Fund President, Mario H. Lopez issued the following statement in response to the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) Restoring Internet Freedom Order that went into effect today: “The internet is an incredible tool for education, small businesses, innovation, ...

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